If you have been arrested for a DUI, get an experienced DUI lawyer on your side now! Alcohol, illegal or prescription drugs, or just being tired and driving in an unsafe manner, may cause a police officer to pull you over and arrest you for DUI. Whatever the situation or reason, you need a lawyer …
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone didn’t drink and drive in 2018? Imagine a year with no DUI arrests! If only… In reality, people know they shouldn’t drink and drive, they know they should have a designated driver or use a car service. Unfortunately, all too often, they get behind the wheel of a car …
New year’s eve is a great time to celebrate all you’ve accomplished this year and look forward to the new one. Unfortunately, it’s also a time for many drunk-driving crashes, with way too many ending with fatalities. As with years past, this one will be no exception. To minimize drunk driving, police will be out …
Did you party too much? Drink too much? Drive too soon afterwards? And, then were you pulled over by the police for driving under the influence (DUI) or boating under the influence (BUI)? You were boating not driving a car, right? With all our waterways in Florida, operating a boat under the influence is …
It’s the holiday party season, with more people eating out, being merry, and drinking more than usual. This also means the odds of getting stopped and arrested for a DUI are higher. There is nothing jolly about that! Ways to avoid a DUI We don’t want to ruin your holiday fun; we do want you …
It’s the holiday season and you’re going out with friends. After paying the cover charge, having several drinks at a local hotspot, and maybe some food, you’re feeling a bit lightheaded and a lot lighter in the wallet. Then, you make the poor decision to drive. After all, it’s been a great night, what can …
Would you use a personal breathalyzer to determine if you’re sober enough to drive? It would be a good start in being safe behind the wheel and, potentially avoiding a DUI. But, where they are a good tool, they are not foolproof. Almost all breathalyzers—whether personal or those used by the police—require calibration to ensure …
People commonly call Driving Under the Influence (DUI) “drunk driving,” but you don’t actually have to be drunk, or having had to drink at all to be arrested for DUI. DUI actually refers to operating a motor vehicle while unable to do so in a safe manner because you’ve been affected to an appreciable degree by having drunk an alcoholic beverage, taken …
If you’re convicted of a DUI, the judge may have some flexibility in sentencing. However, sometimes the judge has no other choice but to throw you in jail, especially on a second offense. There are several criteria for defining a DUI including: if you drive, or are in actual physical control of a motor …
Your DUI defense doesn’t begin in the courthouse; in fact, it starts right after your arrest. And, your defense continues from that moment through the various phases of your case, including: Discovery Review of the State’s evidence Filing Defense Motions Limiting State’s Evidence Jury Selection Trial Start with a qualified attorney on your side You …
